S-hayta, also spelled Suhayta, ''S'heita'' or ''Su'heita'', () was a
Syrian
Syrians () are the majority inhabitants of Syria, indigenous to the Levant, most of whom have Arabic, especially its Levantine and Mesopotamian dialects, as a mother tongue. The cultural and linguistic heritage of the Syrian people is a blend ...
Druze
The Druze ( ; , ' or ', , '), who Endonym and exonym, call themselves al-Muwaḥḥidūn (), are an Arabs, Arab Eastern esotericism, esoteric Religious denomination, religious group from West Asia who adhere to the Druze faith, an Abrahamic ...
village located in the
Golan Heights
The Golan Heights, or simply the Golan, is a basaltic plateau at the southwest corner of Syria. It is bordered by the Yarmouk River in the south, the Sea of Galilee and Hula Valley in the west, the Anti-Lebanon mountains with Mount Hermon in t ...
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[''South Lebanon and Vicinity 1976'']
/ref> It was one of only six Syrian villages in the Golan Heights still populated following the Six-Day War
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.[ Israel completely destroyed the village in 1971-72 and its population was forcibly transferred to the neighboring village of ]Mas'ade
Mas'ade (, ) is a Druze village in the northern Golan Heights, Syria. It covers an area of , and in had a population of . It was given the status of a local council in 1982. Its inhabitants are mostly Syrian citizens and have permanent residency ...
.[ S-hayta was located near the ceasefire line between Syrian and Israeli forces.][
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See also
* Syrian towns and villages depopulated in the Arab-Israeli conflict
References
{{Quneitra Governorate
Destroyed populated places
Quneitra Governorate
Former populated places in the Golan Heights
1971 disestablishments in Syria
Populated places disestablished in 1971